THIS WEEK IN THE ARTS

Sunday

Aug 31, 2008 at 12:01 AMAug 31, 2008 at 10:22 AM

CLASSICAL MUSIC

CLASSICAL MUSIC

• The Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 tonight at "Bluegrass, Barbecue and Boom!" at Dawes Arboretum, 7770 Jacksontown Rd. S.E., near Newark. The bluegrass portion will begin at 3:30 p.m. with fiddler Kenny Sidle and Frosty Morning Bluegrass, the Atlanta band the Dappled Grays and the Andy Carlson Band. Fireworks will follow the orchestra's performance. Gates will open at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $10. Call 740-975-4633 or visit www.ngsymphony.com.

FESTIVALS

• The Hot Times Community Arts and Music Festival will take place Friday through next Sunday at

240 Parsons Ave. Festival hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. next Sunday. The Pocket Band, a reggae-alternative rock group, will headline the 10 p.m. Saturday concert on the main stage. Admission is free. Call 614-253-9777 or visit www.hot

timesfestival.com.

• Oktoberfest will take place Friday through next Sunday in Genoa Park, along the Downtown riverfront. Hours are 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8, or free for children younger than 13. Call 614-221-8888 or visit www.germanvillage.com.

• WaterFire Columbus will be presented from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Riverfront Amphi-

theatre in Genoa Park, along Washington Boulevard east of COSI Columbus. The lighting of the bonfires is in conjunction with Oktoberfest. Admission is free. Call 614-299-9221.

• The 36th annual Greek Festival continues through Monday on the grounds of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 555 N. High St. Greek food, music, dancing and art exhibits are part of the event. Hours are noon to midnight today and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. Admission is $5, or $4 for senior citizens and free for children younger than 12. For details, call 614-224-9020 or visit www.greek

cathedral.com.

• The fifth annual Southern Ohio Storytelling Arts & Music Festival -- with storytellers Bil Lepp, Willy Claflin, Granny Sue, Sally Crandall, Lyn Ford and Kim Weitkamp and musicians including Rich Lewis -- will take place Friday and Saturday in the Majestic Theatre and Pump House Center for the Arts in Chillicothe. Two-day passes cost $20, or $40 for families and $10 for children; one-day passes cost $15, or $8 for children. Call 740-702-7677 or 1-800-413-4118 or visit www.sostoryfest.com.

POPULAR MUSIC

• The Los Angeles band Three Bad Jacks will headline Rockabilly Night on Thursday in the Ravari Room, 2661 N. High St. Doors will open at 9 p.m. Admission is $8. Visit www.myspace.com/ravariroom.

• The Wombats will play Friday in the Basement, 391 Neil Ave. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $8 at the club and Ticketmaster, or $10 the day of the show.

• Reggae singers Tarrus Riley, Duane Stephenson and Dean Fraser will play Saturday in the Alrosa Villa, 5055 Sinclair Rd. Doors will open at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $22 at the club (614-885-9125, www.alrosavilla.com), Roots Records (614-294-7611, www.rootsrecords.com) and Ticketmaster ( www.ticketmaster.com); or $25 the day of the show.

• Miles Hunt, of the British band the Wonder Stuff, is touring to promote his recent solo album Not an Exit. He will play a show with Wayne Hussey (of the Mission UK and Sisters of Mercy) on Saturday in Bernie's, 1896 N. High St. Doors will open at 9 p.m. Admission is $5.

THEATER

• Preview performances of The Lion King continue today, at 1 and 6:30 p.m., followed by the opening Wednesday in the Ohio Theatre,

39 E. State St. The musical will continue through Sept. 28. For times and ticket prices, call the Ohio Theatre box office (614-469-0939) or Ticketmaster, or visit www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

• Available Light will present Time and a Few Words, a company-created exploration of time that focuses on an obsessed scientist concerned about his poet-journalist wife's emotional problems, at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. next Sunday -- and 8 p.m. Sept. 11-13 -- in Columbus Dance Theater, 592 E. Main St. Admission is based on a "pay

what you want" policy. Call

614-558-7408 or visit www.avl

theatre.com.

• Shadowbox will present Raisin' Hell, a theme show with sketch comedy and rock songs geared to the fall season, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday -- and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 15 -- at Easton Town Center. Tickets cost $30, or $20 for students and senior citizens. Call 614-416-7625 or visit www.

shadowboxcabaret.com.

• Little Theatre Off Broadway will present The Sound of Music at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. next Sunday -- and 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 27 -- at 3981 Broadway, Grove City. Tickets cost $12, or $10 for students and senior citizens. Call 614-875-3919 or visit www.ltob.org.

• RoundTown Players will present Rabbit Hole, David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a family coping with loss, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 165½ E. Main St., Circleville. Tickets cost $5 to $8. Call